This image provided by Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project shows experts excavating the ground underneath an animal rock carving, in a desert in northern Saudi Arabia in 2023. (Maria Guagnin/Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert.

The carvings date back to around 12,000 years ago and many are over 6 feet

This image provided by Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project shows experts excavating the ground underneath an animal rock carving, in a desert in northern Saudi Arabia in 2023. (Maria Guagnin/Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project via AP)

This image provided by Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project shows a life-size rock carving of a c

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